Collapsible window weather shield



July 7, 1925. 1 1,545,224

E. R WHEALDON COLLAPSIBLE WINDOW WEATHER SHIELD Filed Jan, 23, 1923 Patented July 7, 1925.

UNITED} STATES 1,545,224 PATENT ..O'FFIC E.

ESTELLA n wHEALDoN, or TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

coLLAPsIBLn wrnnowiwna'rmia SHIELD.

Application filed January 23, 1923.- Serial No. 614,413.

jects to provide such a shield which may be readily set up and removed from operating.

position in a window, from the interior of the room; which covers the space below the raised lower sash of a window to protect the opening thereof from sunshine, wind and rain, or to close it against the passage of in-,

sects therethrough; which folds up into small compass when removed from the window; which requires no complicated means for fastening it in place which is light in weight, strong and neat in construction, and effective in use; and which may be made and sold for a very low price.

I attain these and other objects by the devices, mechanisms and arrangements illus trated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my apparatus in use, taken-from the outside of the window; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the frame only, the fabric covering being indicated by dotted lines, and the frame being in extended position; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the frame being folded;

Figs. 4 and 5 'are'elevations of the tops of the end and central bars, respectively, showing one means of connecting the frame to the window sash, and showing the mounting for the ribs; and Fig. 6 is a plan of the lower end of the central bar illustrating one means for mounting the ribs thereon. Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

As illustrated in the drawings, this device consists of a folding or collapsible frame to which a covering of a suitable fabric is attached. The fabric covering will usually extend over the inclined front or outer surface and the two vertical end surfaces and, on occasion, may also extend across the opening in a vertical plane or be made to cover the lower horizontal surface, as well.

The frame consists of three vertical bars, preferably of comparatively heavy construction, and eight light ribs attached thereto.

The vertical bars are adapted to be placed between the lower side of the window sash, which has been previously raised or opened, and the upper side of the window sill.

The central bar. 1 may have a short upward extension 2 which is adapted to enter a suitable hole or socket (not shown) in the lower surface of-the. window sash 4. shoulder 3 may limit the distance the extension 2 enters the socket. This bar 1' ex.- tends down-to the window sill and may be provided with a similar extension 5 at its lower end, said extension entering a hole in the sill (not shown). This lower end oflthe bar 1 may be secured in place thereon by any suitable means, such as a lug or hook 6 which is secured to the sill and which removably engages the bar 1 in such manner clips being adapted to engage around the;

lower edges of'the-window sash 4.;

thrust of'the wind acting on the fabric cov bars- 8 are parallel with the The barsS are connected to thecentralbar 1 by'means of two pairs of ribs. 10 and '11, attheir' upper and lower extremities respectively. The ribs 10 and 11 are made comparatively light in weight. They are each fastened to the bars 1 and 8 by hinged means which permit a relative pivotal motion; such means may conveniently be a lug 12 on the vertical bars and having a pivot 18 engaging the said ribs 10 and 11, thus securing them in place while permitting a relative motion between them and the bars. The ribs 10 and 11 are of equal length so that when the frame is folded the bars 1 and 8 remain parallel (Fig. 3).

The fastening lug 12 at the lower end of the central bar 1 has two additional radial ribs 14 (Fig. 6) pivotally secured therein,

said ribs 14 being somewhat longer than the 1 lower ribs 11, just described. These ribs 14 extend outward and sideways so as to reach the outer corners of the shield. Two other ribs 15 are hinged to the lugs 12 at the upper ends of the bars 8, at about right-angles to the ribs 10, and extend downward and outward therefrom to the lower or outer ends of the radial ribs 14, to which they are attached by means of suitable fasteners which permit of their relative motion. The ribs 15 form the side corners of the shield and are held out by the ribsll and by the tension in the cloth 7 of the shield.

Thus it will be seen that the frame consists of a pair of parallelograms comprised of the. parts 1,8, 10 and 11, and a-pair of skew figures supplementary thereto and comprised of the parts 1, 10, 14: and 15 in a general parallelogram form; and that the whole frame can be collapsed from its extended-or useful position till the bars 8 lie beside the bar 1 and the ribs l llie beside the ribs 1 and the ribs 15 lie beside the bars 8;

This frame, thus formed, is covered with a fabric '8' of suitable material and texture,

said. cover being fastened along its top edge to the ribs 10' and vertically on. the bars 8 and is shaped to turn the corners formed'by the ribs 15, and thus form a front awning. If desired, the fabric cover 7- may also close the vertical surface under the window sash.

by being fastened to both the. bars 8 and. to the ribs 10 and 11, or the lower horizontal surface by extending out from the ribs 11 to the lower edge of the above mentioned front awning.

It is obvious that when the window is to be closed there is no further need for the shield and therefore it is removed. This is done by slightly raising the sash, thus slipping the extension 2 out of the socket in the sash and disengagingthe clips 9 therefrom, then. raising the central bar 1 and permitting-the whole device to collapse ther about. j i

The uses of this window shield are many but, in general, are intended to provide an opened window with suitable protection aga instthe elements. In certain sections of tion which, may be-made in this apparatus,

though I have described what seems to me to be the most practical form, having in mind i lightness in weight, ease of settingup or removal, smallness of storage space, and effectiveness in use.

Having described my invention, What I claim is:

A collapsible window shield comprising a main frame removably mounted with- H1 a. Window opening, said frame being com-- posed: of a central verticalb-ar having a palr of frames pivoted thereto and each forming a parallelogram and comprising two ribs joining the ends of a side bar to the ends of the central bar; a supplemental frame ex tending out from the main frame and attached thereto and collapsible therewith; and a fabric cover attached to the main frame and held out from the plane thereof bythe supplemental frame.

2. A device as set forth in claim'l wherein the supplemental frame comprises two pairs of ribs,.'one such rib extending downward and outwardalong the corner of the shield from the upperends of the sidebars, and the, othersuch rib extending from the lower end of the central vertical bar outward at an angle to the lower and outer end of the I said first rib.

ESTELLA R lVHE'ALDON. 

